Flammulated Owl
Otus flammeolus
Owls
Length: 7 in. (17 cm )
This tiny owl is active only at night in open montane pine and oak-pine forest. It feeds almost exclusively on insects that are captured in the air or from branches, trunks and the ground. The nest is in an abandoned woodpecker hole. Its peculiar song is given mainly on moonlit nights. This species comes in two color types - reddish brown and gray.
The four-digit banding code is FLOW.
Male |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Flammulated Owl
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Flammulated Owl. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Flammulated Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Flammulated Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl
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